‘How very sad the fall of a tree that even the eyes of the dead should fill with tears!’ It all began when he felled
Author: Rham Dhel
In Your Absence
Behind a smiling face, a pale heart lies Within, a spirit lives on -broken, cold For when you left, by God, you scarred him deep
An Elegy for my Passing
Under the blue sky, the sun shining through I wait weak and weary. Tethered to a pole, I do have a clue Of a fate
Ex Morte Vita
A blaring alarm broke the quietude of the room. TV and radio monitors beeped. A loud thud dropped him from his seat and he was
The News From Tomorrow
Then he asked, “Dear Lord, is the future written?” And God said, “Yes. But remember, the pen is in your hands.” Lucien Warp wandered the
This Sunday
This Sunday Go outside And smell the air Scan the horizon Beyond the rooftops Where the flames Of rhododendrons Are running berserk Across the clear
Love Never Dies
If people could turn back time and do things differently, many would have taken such a chance. But life does not work on ‘what ifs’
The Curious Case of the Missing Yacht
Dominus walked on the shore scrutinizing the footprints in the sand. While boys his age were busy in class, he was engrossed outside it. He
An Encounter With Death
Grace had been pursuing him for quite a while now. Every time she was ready to pull the trigger, he would move and her aim
Lament for Lost Friends
Listen, can you hear it- The deafening silence That engulfs the forest- Where are the denizens My furry-footed companions Whom my heart fondly recalls? Look
The Impostor Syndrome In Which: Pooh and Piglet Save the Bees
It was a bright sunny afternoon. Piglet was at the backyard, digging furrows for the flower seeds he had recently bought from town. He was
The Man From the Sea
I saw him standing before the university aquarium when I went to the library to return Huber’s Marine Biology. His head was almost triangular, with bulging eyes,
The Adventures of Fergus
Lester faced the door and counted one to twenty. Fergus scanned the room. They had played this game many times before and he knew Lester
A Sinner’s Secret
He crossed himself and left the church. It was Sunday; Ambrosio never missed Sunday mass. He ambled around the park before settling down on the
The Abandoned
She wonders weak and weary Full of suffering and pain; None bother to hear or heed Her wounded soul weeping; Tears of hopelessness pour Like
What Happened to Mellimelon?
A long time ago, there was a vegetable by the name of Mellimelon. She was sweet as nectar, fragrant as a rose, and beautiful as
The Secret of Happiness
There was nothing in the world that Ramses didn’t have. He lived in a manor in the middle of a ranch and had countless servants
Journey’s End
When waves Kiss the white shores And seagulls come calling The dawn breaks forth and a new day Sets sail. When stars Swarm the black
My Town of Innumerable Crimes
‘He watches over his dominion. No blade of grass nor grain of sand moves without His notice. If you smite your brother, your hand will